Playing in front of his family live for the first weekend since he arrived at Kentucky Emilien Pitre smacked a pair of doubles and drove in four runs as No. 8 Kentucky defeated No. 2 Arkansas 11-3 at Kentucky Proud Park to set up a Sunday showdown for first place in the Southeastern Conference.
UK improved to 34-10 overall and 17-6 in the SEC while becoming the first team all season to score 10 or more runs against the Razorbacks (40-8, 17-6).
Pitre delivered a two-run double off the wall in the second inning and another two-run double in the fourth. Devin Burkes added two RBI and Nick Lopez socked the Hogs with the knockout blow in the eighth with a three-run double.
Meanwhile, Dominic Niman got back on track with 5.1 terrific innings and the bullpen was nails in evening the series.
The Wildcats and the Razorbacks will settle the series and battle for first place in the SEC on Sunday. First pitch is at 1 p.m. ET and the game will be streamed on the SEC Network+, along with an audio broadcast via the UK Sports Network.
Emilien Pitre Leads Charge as No. 8 Kentucky Evens Series – UK Athletics​
UK improved to 34-10 overall and 17-6 in the SEC while becoming the first team all season to score 10 or more runs against the Razorbacks (40-8, 17-6).
Pitre delivered a two-run double off the wall in the second inning and another two-run double in the fourth. Devin Burkes added two RBI and Nick Lopez socked the Hogs with the knockout blow in the eighth with a three-run double.
Meanwhile, Dominic Niman got back on track with 5.1 terrific innings and the bullpen was nails in evening the series.
The Wildcats and the Razorbacks will settle the series and battle for first place in the SEC on Sunday. First pitch is at 1 p.m. ET and the game will be streamed on the SEC Network+, along with an audio broadcast via the UK Sports Network.
Emilien Pitre Leads Charge as No. 8 Kentucky Evens Series – UK Athletics​
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